Does it make you think they’re trying too hard? They were members of Shinto/Zen/Hinduism/Buddhism before, and bam, 2 months after immigration they’re some sect of christianity or the other.
Are we really a culture melting pot? Or are we pressuring these people to change?
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Zen QuestionsIt is the Zen way to want to share what you have. Zen is simply the Japanese name for an experience that is common to all humanity. Zen is not unatt... Read More >
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yet at the same time things are not impermanent. How is that that all things are not divided, yet at the same time not one etc. etc. What is the problem with absolutes?
So what are things? is that the point, that there are no things to understand, things are empty of a true nature? if so then what is it that “holds” things together? or is it my grasping that prevents me from seeing the true nature of things, because I want to put
things into understandable concepts?
Where have I misunderstood?
Sorry for my bad english, not my mother tounge.
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I would very much like to stay at a monastery next summer to learn about zen buddhism but i am unaware how one goes about making plans for such. preferably one that is cheap or free, I thought there were some where you work for your stay. Thank you
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in Zen, you will find very little rituals & symbolism, and in Tibetan Buddhism you may be overwhelmed by it, at the core of the practice are the same ideas, just different methods.
Vajrayana (often associated with tibetan buddhism), the thunderbolt vehicle is the Buddhist system that incorporating tantric methods. It means that exercises, practices and rituals are handed down directly from teacher to student by word of mouth, though often with the aid of teaching materials in the form of pamphlets and pictures. http://www.khandro.net/symbolism%20_toc.… <<< symbolism in tibetan buddhism
the rhythm divine isn't a zen idea.
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yet at the same time things are not impermanent. How is that that all things are not divided, yet at the same time not one etc. etc. What is the problem with absolutes?
So what are things? is that the point, that there are no things to understand, things are empty of a true nature? if so then what is it that “holds” things together? or is it my grasping that prevents me from seeing the true nature of things, because I want to put
things into understandable concepts?
Where have I misunderstood?
Sorry for my bad english, not my mother tounge.
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Zen Shredding: Insights, Questions and Confessions of a Meditator and Novice Snowboarder on the pursuit of dreams, inspiration, passion and change.Fulfillment in life occurs as a result of the pursuit of our dreams and the cultivation of our awareness of the divinity that lies within... Read More >
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Especially in consumer products?http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&um…
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LOL your wife does seem to be on cue with the funnies.
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Zen Shredding: Insights, Questions and Confessions of a Meditator and Novice Snowboarder on the pursuit of dreams, inspiration, passion and change.Fulfillment in life occurs as a result of the pursuit of our dreams and the cultivation of our awareness of the divinity that lies within... Read More >
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I heard somewhere that there is a form of Zen that has nothing to do with Buddhism.
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Imperial-Way Zen: Ichikawa Hakugen's Critique and Lingering Questions for Buddhist EthicsDuring the first half of the twentieth century, Zen Buddhist leaders contributed actively to Japanese imperialism, giving rise to what has been termed... Read More >
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Comparing Zen Buddhism of the Ancient Orient to Zen Buddhism practiced in Modern America
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